title: Towards evidence-based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 4: current evidence does not support the use of a negative D-dimer to rule out suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Sivanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sivandarajah
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D